Tim Sanderson is the Firm’s founder and Chief Investment Officer. Tim established Sanderson Asset Management in October 2000. Prior to that he worked at Delaware International Advisers, in London, of which he was one of the founders in 1990. He was Director of Research from 1993 to 1997 and thereafter Chief Investment Officer-Equities. He joined Hill Samuel Investment Management in 1979 and from 1986 to 1990 worked at Hill Samuel Investment Advisers which offered international equity services to US investors. Tim is a member of the Association of Investment Management Research and a graduate of University College, Oxford where he read Modern History.

Gavin Hall, Deputy CIO, joined the firm in February 2003. He was previously a Senior Portfolio Manager at Delaware International Advisers in London which he joined in 1991. His experience there covered European, Asian, Emerging Markets and International Small Cap equities. He was recruited by Hill Samuel Investment Advisers in 1988 as a Portfolio Manager. Gavin attended Dulwich College.

Masaki Suganuma, Senior Portfolio Manager, joined the firm in April 2001. He worked as a domestic and overseas pension fund portfolio manager with a particular specialisation in Japanese mid and small cap equities at the Industrial Bank of Japan’s asset management subsidiary in Tokyo from 1995. Prior to that he was part of the Japanese equities team of IBJ International, London. He began his career at IBJ in 1984 and served in a variety of investment positions over the next five years. Masaki is a graduate of the University of Tokyo where he read Economics.

Catherine Rainey, Senior Portfolio Manager, joined the firm in February 2001. From 1992-1997 she worked as an equity analyst in Hong Kong for G.K. Goh Securities, a major Singapore-based stock-brokerage firm. Catherine is a graduate of Magdalene College, Cambridge where she read for her Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

Rachel Offord, Investment Associate, joined the firm in January 2004. From 1999 to 2003 she worked in the investment banking division of Merrill Lynch International in London and Paris, providing advice to corporate clients and executing M&A transactions. Rachel is a graduate of King’s College, London where she read History; she also has a Masters in Finance and Management from ESCP-EAP, Paris.

Richard Cawdron, Chief Operating Officer. Richard joined Sanderson Asset Management in December 2000 as Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for managing the Company’s operations. He was previously finance director of Hill Samuel Investment Management, which he joined in July 1973. Richard is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.